Senior Occupational Therapist - Cfhd

Exciting Senior Children's Occupational Therapy

Opportunities in Devon!

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) are

seeking experienced and motivated Senior Occupational Therapists to join the

innovative Experts at Hand programme.

• Exeter & East Devon: 1.0 WTE and 0.5 WTE

These posts sit within CFHD's Physical and

Sensory Pathway, a well-established multidisciplinary service bringing together

Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy to improve

outcomes for children and young people across Devon.

Successful applicants will help shape and

deliver an innovative model of care through consultation, coaching, training

and targeted intervention, supporting children, families, schools and

professionals whilst remaining connected to established children's therapy

services.

Therapists with paediatric experience and those bringing transferable skills

from community, acute, rehabilitation, mental health, learning disability,

neurodevelopmental or other specialist settings.

You will join a supportive multidisciplinary

team with access to supervision, peer support, professional leadership and

excellent development opportunities. The role offers opportunities for

specialist practice, service development, leadership experience, workforce development

and career progression. Informal discussions, visits and shadowing

opportunities are warmly welcomed.

Main duties of the job

• Hold responsibility for assessment, clinical

reasoning, intervention planning and management of a specialist caseload.

• Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessment, advice and intervention

across home, education and community settings.

• Work collaboratively with children, families, educational settings and

partner agencies using strengths-based, goal-focused and evidence-based

approaches.

• Support schools through consultation, coaching, modelling of strategies,

training and capacity-building activities.

• Deliver and evaluate targeted interventions using evidence-based practice and

routine outcome measures.

• Provide specialist advice regarding equipment, environmental adaptations and

statutory occupational therapy responsibilities where appropriate.

• Work autonomously whilst managing clinical risk and complexity.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and the ongoing

development of the Experts at Hand model.

• Provide supervision, mentoring and support to Band 4 and Band 5 staff,

assistants and students.

• Support multidisciplinary working, workforce development and positive

outcomes for children and young people.

• Work flexibly across localities and service areas to support service need and

demand.

About us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an

Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for

children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and

young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and

South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working

closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality

and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth,

Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical

training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post

graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been

developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their

families/carers.

Our children and

young people say

We would like the

people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding,

patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and

comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to

listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are

positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and

without pressure.

Details

Date posted

09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time,

Part-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-26-0790

Job locations

Children & Family Health Devon

Unit 1

Capital Court, Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate

EXETER

EX2 7FW

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Full

Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person

Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting

information from the role requirements or person specification.

Job responsibilities

Full

Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person

Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting

information from the role requirements or person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Diploma level specialist training or experience
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Post-graduate certified courses specific to childrens needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc)
• Membership of professional body

Experience

Essential

• To work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards
• To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice
• Extensive knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches
• Extensive knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice such as manual handling, housing and SEND
• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24-hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations
• Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population
• Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures
• Well-developed knowledge and understanding of legislation around SEND

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Diploma level specialist training or experience
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Post-graduate certified courses specific to childrens needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc)
• Membership of professional body

Experience

Essential

• To work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards
• To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice
• Extensive knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches
• Extensive knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice such as manual handling, housing and SEND
• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24-hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations
• Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population
• Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures
• Well-developed knowledge and understanding of legislation around SEND

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

NHS Careers website .

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Children & Family Health Devon

Unit 1

Capital Court, Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate

EXETER

EX2 7FW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Children & Family Health Devon

Unit 1

Capital Court, Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate

EXETER

EX2 7FW

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Full

Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person

Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting

information from the role requirements or person specification.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Diploma level specialist training or experience
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

• Post-graduate certified courses specific to childrens needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc)
• Membership of professional body

Experience

Essential

• To work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards
• To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice
• Extensive knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches
• Extensive knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice such as manual handling, housing and SEND
• Knowledge and experience of a wide range of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24-hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations
• Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population
• Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures
• Well-developed knowledge and understanding of legislation around SEND